Basketball Game Preview: Greenwood Eagles vs. Greenville Red Raiders

Greenwood hasn't had much luck against Greenville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Greenwood Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Greenville is hoping to do what Easley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Greenwood's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Greenwood walked away with a 71-60 win over Easley.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Brooks, who went 10 for 20 on his way to 28 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Brooks a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Terrell, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Greenwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Greenville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Spartanburg on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 73-67 victory. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Vikings are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Greenville and bumps their season record up to 11-2. As for Greenwood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.

Greenwood came up short against Greenville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 60-54. Can Greenwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.